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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 9346208" data-attributes="member: 6801228">Eh, somethings stand the test of time, other things don't, and some are purposefully preserved against time.Sure, I can go to any book store in the USA and find Tolkien or Shakespeare. I can also find Twilight, One Piece and the most recent Brandon Sanderson novel. Kids in school are being taught Percy Jackson alongside Beowulf and Bradbury. Another thing to remember is... WHY do all these stores stock Shakespeare? Because every school in America uses Shakespeare to teach English, so the majority of people who read shakespeare do so because they are students and it is required reading, or because they are people with English degrees and have been inducted into studying these works. But you don't see anyone online talking about how their group is going to get together for a night of reading The Tempest. And sure, fans might be tired of the retcons... but I'll turn you towards another piece of literature that has stood the test of time. Sherlock Holmes. And if you want to talk Retcons, probably 75% of Sherlock Holmes media is retcons and retellings and reimaginings. An amazing book series by Drew Hayes that I love is one of these, 5-Minute Sherlock. So I'm not even sure you can say reimagining an old property is always bad, because there is a reimagined sherlock holmes series that is very good, multiple of them even.</blockquote>